Feb. 21, 2009

LAS VEGAS - The 73rd-ranked UNLV men's tennis team improved to 8-2 on the season after winning the second of two matches Saturday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex, this time 6-1 over Utah State.

UNLV downed UC Riverside by the same score earlier in the day.

The Rebels won two of three doubles matches vs. the Aggies to take a 1-0 lead. Then, with Wronski sitting out the singles portion, freshman Mehdi Bouras moved up to the top spot and won 6-2, 6-3 over Jakob Asplund. Also winning in straight sets was Luca Barlocchi at No. 2, Bryan Miller at No. 4, Nikoljaj Wulff at No. 5 and Attila Toth on court six.

"I was pleased with our overall doubles play today," said UNLV head coach Owen Hambrook. "It was a long day of tennis and good to get through both matches with strong wins. Now we look forward to a good week of preparation."

UNLV is next in action on Thursday when it hosts Northern Arizona beginning at 2 p.m. Admission is free of charge.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#73 UNLV 6, UTAH STATE 1At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
Singles1. Mehdi Bouras (UNLV) def. Jakob Asplund (USU) 6-2, 6-32. Luca Barlocchi (UNLV) def. Amit Maharaj (USU) 6-1, 6-13. Bryan Marchant (USU) def. Wesley Burrows (UNLV) 7-5, 6-44. Bryan Miller (UNLV) def. Mike Banks (USU) 6-1, 6-15. Nikolaj Wulff (UNLV) def. Alex Thatcher (USU) 6-7, 6-2, 1-06. Attila Toth (UNLV) def. Jordan Barlow (USU) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles1. #46 Eilliot Wronski/Barlocchi (UNLV) def. Asplund/Bryan Marchant (USU) 9-72. Miller/Burrows (UNLV) def. Thatcher/Maharaj (USU) 8-33. Banks/Barlow (USU) def. Mehdi Bouras/Attila Toth (UNLV) 8-5